Here we've displayed a list of the best Scholar films : The Great Debaters(2007), Cave of Forgotten Dreams(2010), Who Will Write Our History(2018), Columbus(2017), Footnote(2011), Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Time(2002), Fermat's Room(2007), A Price Above Rubies(1998), Brakhage(1998), Possession(2002), Son of Sinbad(1955), Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!(2012) ... ...
Drama
USA
2007
127 Minutes
Denzel Washington Forest Whitaker Nate Parker Jurnee Smollett-Bell Denzel Whitaker Jermaine Williams Gina Ravera John Heard Kimberly Elise Devyn Tyler Trenton McClain Boyd
professor scholar college student child prodigy uplifting inspiring positive texas college harvard university college racism discrimination debate student-teacher relationship rise quest 1930s
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
Documentary
Canada|USA|France|Germany|UK
2010
90 Minutes
werner herzog scientist archaeologist scholar filmmaker fascinating spectacular france cave river museum painting archaeology dreams research evolution chauvet cave discovery quest 2010s
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
Documentary
USA
2018
95 Minutes
Jowita Budnik Piotr Glowacki Piotr Jankowski Wojciech Zielinski Karolina Gruszka
nazi jew journalist scholar historian brooding brutal gripping emotional fascinating warsaw ghetto journalism historical events nazi occupation nazis propaganda quest adventure discovery rivalry
Who Will Write Our History tells the story of Emanuel Ringelblum and the Oyneg Shabes Archive, the secret archive he created and led in the Warsaw Ghetto. With 30,000 pages of writing, ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2017
104 Minutes
John Cho Haley Lu Richardson Rory Culkin Michelle Forbes Parker Posey Erin Allegretti Jim Dougherty Rosalyn R. Ross Shani Salyers Stiles Lindsey Shope
scholar son enthusiast young woman dreamy emotional moving indiana small town hospital library architecture family ties romance human connection aspirations discovery love underdog 2010s
A Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her own dreams.
Comedy, Drama
Israel
2011
106 Minutes
Shlomo Bar-Aba Lior Ashkenazi Aliza Rosen Alma Zack Daniel Markovich Micah Lewesohn Yuval Scharf Nevo Kimchi
professor son wife scholar amusing profound passionate jerusalem hebrew university family home father/son relationship academia judaism misunderstanding ambition rivalry transformation 2010s
Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are father and son as well as rival professors in Talmudic Studies. When both men learn that Eliezer will be lauded for his work, their complicated relationship reaches a new peak.
Documentary
USA|Japan
2002
71 Minutes
activist philosopher scholar audience linguist profound disturbing fascinating classroom theater mit noam chomsky global society imperialism iraq war corruption terrorism rise wretched excess 2000s
This documentary compiles a series of Noam Chomsky's interviews and lectures that address the events of 9/11.
Mystery & Thriller
Spain
2007
90 Minutes
Rodrigo Sopeña Alejo Sauras Elena Ballesteros Santi Millán Lluís Homar Federico Luppi Ariadna Cabrol
mathematician stranger scholar host tense gripping spain warehouse race against time mathematics riddle confinement survival quest discovery 2000s
4 mathematicians are invited to solve an enigma. Once there, they're locked in a mechanically shrinking room and given 1 minute to solve each puzzle via cellphone while also figuring out why they're there.
Drama
UK|USA
1998
117 Minutes
Renée Zellweger Christopher Eccleston Glenn Fitzgerald Allen Payne Julianna Margulies Kathleen Chalfant Edie Falco John Randolph Kim Hunter Jackie Ryan Shelton Dane
jewelry dealer jewelry designer husband latino scholar wife emotional passionate brooklyn, n.y. household forbidden love adultery business feminism judaism cross-cultural romance temptation transformation sacrifice discovery
This movie is about a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of her wanting something more out of her life.
Documentary
Canada
1998
73 Minutes
Jerry Aronson Jane Brakhage Marilyn Brakhage Stan Brakhage Philip Solomon James Tenney
filmmaker ex-wife son friend scholar family member fascinating engaging colorado house family filmmaking cancer rise to stardom experiments stan brakhage rise discovery 20th century
Stan Brakhage (1933-2003) was possibly the most important filmmaker of the avant-garde and one of the greatest artists of our time. From 1952, at the age of nineteen, until his death, ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
USA|UK
2002
102 Minutes
Gwyneth Paltrow Aaron Eckhart Jeremy Northam Jennifer Ehle Lena Headey Toby Stephens Tom Hickey Trevor Eve Tom Hollander Graham Crowden Anna Massey
academic scholar rival poet lover passionate suspenseful witty england london estate boat library countryside affair poetry investigation romance quest discovery
A pair of literary sleuths unearth the amorous secret of two Victorian poets only to find themselves falling under a passionate spell.
Adventure
USA
1955
88 Minutes
Dale Robertson Sally Forrest Lili St. Cyr Vincent Price Mari Blanchard Leon Askin Jay Novello Raymond Greenleaf
swordsman thief slave scholar daughter sinbad frenetic spectacular sultry palace desert dungeon inventions weapons kidnapping jealousy family honor hypnosis rescue quest
Legendary pirate and adventurer Sinbad is in single-minded pursuit of two things: beautiful women and a substance called Greek Fire--an early version of gunpowder.
Comedy, Other
UK
2012
105 Minutes
David Tennant Marc Wootton Jason Watkins Joanna Page Ian McNeice Jessica Hynes Pam Ferris Rosie Cavaliero Jake Rollins
teacher pregnant wife schoolteacher schoolboy schoolgirl scholar student donkey amusing heartwarming hilarious lighthearted playful powerful united kingdom england school bus school road trip christmas
A worried new teacher has to juggle a pregnant wife and a class of children on a road trip to the National 'Song for Christmas' Competition.
Comedy
1927
65 Minutes
Buster Keaton Anne Cornwall Flora Bramley Harold Goodwin Grant Withers Buddy Mason Snitz Edwards Carl Harbaugh Sam Crawford Florence Turner Lee Barnes
scholar pretty woman jock dean coach mother madcap hilarious endearing playful college los angeles coliseum restaurant soda shop dorm river college life love triangle sports unrequited love
To impress his sweetheart (Anne Cornwall), a bookworm (Buster Keaton) goes out for baseball and crew.
Gay & Lesbian, Documentary
2009
74 Minutes
scholar student political consultant politician passionate spirited united states washington, d.c. freedom free speech constitutional rights court battles terrorism quest sacrifice transformation 2000s
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure
2015
90 Minutes
Tiera Skovbye Brec Bassinger Rahart Adams Samuel Patrick Chu Larissa Albuquerque Alex Zahara Pauline Egan Sarah Grey Olivia Ryan Stern Ty Wood Will Erichson
scholar vampire blogger mother neighbor teamwork airy heartwarming amusing emotional fascinating endearing united states school wilderness classroom street house vampires school
When people start believing a boy (Rahart Adams) is actually a vampire, a school friend (Brec Bassinger) helps him look and act the part.
Action
1999
91 Minutes
Rob Lowe Craig Wasson Larisa Miller Harry Van Gorkum Scott Anthony Viscomi Stanley Kamel Michael E. Rodgers Mike White
art collector british man soldier scholar daredevil mercenary tense suspenseful thrilling athens, greece ship submarine taxicab hotel hijacking artifact archaeology crime survival husband/wife relationship
A college professor (Larisa Miller) aboard a sinking boat safeguards an artifact from a greedy collector's (Craig Wasson) goons.
Adventure
1970
126 Minutes
Michael Caine Omar Sharif Florinda Bolkan Nigel Davenport Per Oscarsson Arthur O'Connell
mercenary townspeople peasant german captain scholar bleak brutal engaging fiery gripping intense bavaria mountain valley war zone village germany war peace
A 17th-century mercenary (Michael Caine) and his men find a German haven away from the Thirty Years' War.
Drama
2013
94 Minutes
Brian Cox Natascha McElhone Philip Jackson Anne Reid Toby Stephens Kate Ashfield Richard Strange Raif Clarke Jack Smith
scholar school principal student coach football coach boy child family heartwarming incredible inspiring manchester, england football tournament school teamwork training dreams talent discovery
Former Manchester United coach Matt Busby comes out of retirement to help a troubled boy and his teammates.
Drama
2002
96 Minutes
Martin Clunes Victoria Hamilton Conleth Hill John Wood Patrick Malahide David Horovitch Christopher Fulford Tom Roberts Rory Copus
scholar headmaster wife teacher colleague student emotional inspiring heartwarming great britain boarding school classroom boys school home relationships reminiscence life story boarding-school life second chance changing times